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david petraeus resigned. but general allen so far has denied wrongdoing. he is staying on the job for now. why is that? >> reporter: that's right, paula. defense secretary panetta has allowed allen to stay on in afghanistan. officials are reviewing, whatever happens is a matter of military rule, not a violation of federal criminal law. general allen will remain in his job. but the defense secretary has asked for the general's pending nomination, as nato's top commander to europe will be delayed. rob and paula? >> thank you for sorting all of that out on this tuesday morning. thanks. >>> a lot of layers to this story to say the least. what's making it newsworthy is what access did paula have to classified information? was national security ever at risk? that's why this is getting so much attention beyond the soap opera-like details of this. it's really the access issue and national security. >> layers, would be an understatement. >> lots of questions. >>> another developing story overnight. the search is on for tech pioneer john mcafee, wanted for questioni
david petraeus resigned. but general allen so far has denied wrongdoing. he is staying on the job for now. why is that? >> reporter: that's right, paula. defense secretary panetta has allowed allen to stay on in afghanistan. officials are reviewing, whatever happens is a matter of military rule, not a violation of federal criminal law. general allen will remain in his job. but the defense secretary has asked for the general's pending nomination, as nato's top commander to europe will be...
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a new bombshell in the growing scandal surrounding david petraeus. the man who replaced him as the top commander in afghanistan is now under investigation by the pentagon. >> general john allen is said to have sent thousands of inappropriate e-mails to jill kelly. she is the florida woman whose complaints to the fbi eventually led to petraeus' resignation. in a new twist to the david petraeus sex scandal, the pentagon now says that the top american commander in afghanistan, general john allen, is under investigation, for allegedly sending improper e-mails to jill kelly. kelly is the florida woman who triggered the investigation that ultimately forced petraeus to resign. the pentagon is reviewing between 20,000 and 30,000 documents involved. allen, meanwhile, denies any wrongdoing and remains in his current position. late monday, agents spent nearly five hours at the home of petraeus' former mistress, paula broadwell, leaving early this morning with several boxes. this, after the fbi told abc news they discovered thousands of e-mails between broadwell
a new bombshell in the growing scandal surrounding david petraeus. the man who replaced him as the top commander in afghanistan is now under investigation by the pentagon. >> general john allen is said to have sent thousands of inappropriate e-mails to jill kelly. she is the florida woman whose complaints to the fbi eventually led to petraeus' resignation. in a new twist to the david petraeus sex scandal, the pentagon now says that the top american commander in afghanistan, general john...
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one final point about david petraeus's performance as cia director. that's something i know about. >> 14 months director as cia. >> director in afghanistan and before that as centcom commander. he brought a different style to the cia than leon panetta. he was hard at work, bringing enormous strategic sense to understanding dangerous parts of the world. the cia is a big, positive contributor to the intelligence community which operates a lot better since we reformed it in 2004 and created a joint command across 16 agencies. the cia is indispensable in the effort to prevent terror attacks on our country. >> you once said, quoting you, i live and breathe security 24/7, if they come and ask you to be director of the cia, you will have that opportunity to live and breathe security 24/7. >> i live and breathe at the wilson center, and as the external board if his successor keeps me on. i think it is a critical time for our country. we need to talk about organizing the opposition in syria which if it happens will be a great contribution of secretary of state
one final point about david petraeus's performance as cia director. that's something i know about. >> 14 months director as cia. >> director in afghanistan and before that as centcom commander. he brought a different style to the cia than leon panetta. he was hard at work, bringing enormous strategic sense to understanding dangerous parts of the world. the cia is a big, positive contributor to the intelligence community which operates a lot better since we reformed it in 2004 and...
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director david petraeus. some question whether that could have influenced what he told congress about the benghazi attack. catherine is in washington, dc. one lawmaker making a serious charge that the director had to know he wasn't being honest. la-la >>reporter: lawmakers are questioning whether he knew he was the subject of an f.b.i. investigation and whether it impacted statements or professional duties. in a classified briefing on september 14, lawmakers tell fox director petraeus was wedded to the explanation of the obama administration that it was linked to the video and a demonstration that spun out-of-control. this is in stark contrast to a briefing on september 13, from the f.b.i., where they were told the evidence pointed to al qaeda. >> the documents we see that the c.i.a. had, the information they had, prior to general petraeus coming in it is impossible to believe he thought he was giving us honest testify. >>reporter: through the personal contact the general has insisted the resignation was not
director david petraeus. some question whether that could have influenced what he told congress about the benghazi attack. catherine is in washington, dc. one lawmaker making a serious charge that the director had to know he wasn't being honest. la-la >>reporter: lawmakers are questioning whether he knew he was the subject of an f.b.i. investigation and whether it impacted statements or professional duties. in a classified briefing on september 14, lawmakers tell fox director petraeus was...
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thanks. >>> the david petraeus resignation. what more do we no about the fbi investigation that led to the discovery of his extramarital affair? we will try to unravel some of that mystery for you. sfirs senator bob corker of tennessee on the plan he has to avoid the fiscal cliff right here on "weekends with alex witt." [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. can you help me with something? nope! good talk. [ male announcer ] or free windows 8 training when you buy a computer at staples. another way staples makes it easier to upgrade. >>> next friday congressional leaders of both parties head to the white house. the president invited them to work on solving the impending fiscal cliff. nbc white house correspondent mike viqueira is joining me live. >> hello, alex. >> what's been the response from republicans to this invitation? >>
thanks. >>> the david petraeus resignation. what more do we no about the fbi investigation that led to the discovery of his extramarital affair? we will try to unravel some of that mystery for you. sfirs senator bob corker of tennessee on the plan he has to avoid the fiscal cliff right here on "weekends with alex witt." [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in...
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general david petraeus the latest in a long line. why one expert says there may be more to come and why men are more likely to cheat in this day and age. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare... now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and find the aar
general david petraeus the latest in a long line. why one expert says there may be more to come and why men are more likely to cheat in this day and age. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare... now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan,...
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>>> a new twist in the david petraeus sex scandal. this morning, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is under investigation. the pentagon looking into alleged inappropriate e-mails between general john allen and one of the women in the center of the controversy. filling the void with the abrupt departure from david petraeus from the cia, a look at the man likely to replace him as keeper this country's secrets. >>> and sandy sales. while thousands of victims strasburg until the aftermath of hurricane sandy, the damage brought on by the storm is giving one industry a boost. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, november 13th, 2012. good morning, everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. this morning, one of america's highest ranking military leaders has been caught up in the investigation that led to the resignation of cia director david petraeus. general john allen is the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. allen is under investigation by the pentagon for alleged inappropriate communications with jill kelly. she's the tampa, florida, woman, who i
>>> a new twist in the david petraeus sex scandal. this morning, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is under investigation. the pentagon looking into alleged inappropriate e-mails between general john allen and one of the women in the center of the controversy. filling the void with the abrupt departure from david petraeus from the cia, a look at the man likely to replace him as keeper this country's secrets. >>> and sandy sales. while thousands of victims strasburg until...
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thanks. >>> the david petraeus resignation. what more do we no about the fbi investigation that led to the discovery of his extramarital affair? we will try to unravel some of that mystery for you. sfirs senator bob corker of tennessee on the plan he has to avoid the fiscal cliff right here on "weekends with alex witt." [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. can you help me with something? nope! good talk. [ male announcer ] or free windows 8 training when you buy a computer at staples. another way staples makes it easier to upgrade. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. you can see a little more pressure in the shoulders and in the hips. ... now you can feel what happens as we raise your slee
thanks. >>> the david petraeus resignation. what more do we no about the fbi investigation that led to the discovery of his extramarital affair? we will try to unravel some of that mystery for you. sfirs senator bob corker of tennessee on the plan he has to avoid the fiscal cliff right here on "weekends with alex witt." [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in...
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., retired general david petraeus. now general allen's nomination to be supreme allied commander of nato is on hold. two of the top military men of their generation have been brought low by their acquaintance with jill kelley, a tampa socialite seen here at her home with the story playing on the t.v. behind her. last spring, kelley complained to the f.b.i. of receiving harassing anonymous e-mails. turned out, those e-mails had been written by a jealous paula broadwell. the investigation then exposed broadwell's affair with c.i.a. director david petraeus. then the f.b.i. found an e-mail trail linking kelley to general allen. and tonight bob orr picks up the story for us from there. bob? >> reporter: good evening, scott, well, the announcement came in the middle of the night on board an airplane carrying secretary of defense leon panetta to australia. pentagon spokesman george little told reporters secretary panetta asked the white house to postpone general allen's appointment as supreme allied commander in europe. >> on
., retired general david petraeus. now general allen's nomination to be supreme allied commander of nato is on hold. two of the top military men of their generation have been brought low by their acquaintance with jill kelley, a tampa socialite seen here at her home with the story playing on the t.v. behind her. last spring, kelley complained to the f.b.i. of receiving harassing anonymous e-mails. turned out, those e-mails had been written by a jealous paula broadwell. the investigation then...
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now there are some members of congress who still say we want to see david petraeus in that chair, but it is not really clear if that will happen, right now, it is michael morrell. >>> thank you very much. >>> ahead, deadly violence in the gaza strip, and violence between the countries. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. limb >>> palestinians in gaza say there was wounds from an artillery attack. medics say tank shells hit the area, wounding at least 24. the firing happened in galvesza after a tank shell hit the area. >>> and as cnn's ivan watson shows us, turks are afraid they could be dragged into this brutal war. >> reporter: the war in syria is spilling across the border into turkey, the nervous turkey soldiers worry as it continues between the government troops. here, armed syria rebels operate just a few hundred yards away from turkish guards, hundreds fleeing to turkey. more than 8,000 refugees entered the area, they say, in a single d
now there are some members of congress who still say we want to see david petraeus in that chair, but it is not really clear if that will happen, right now, it is michael morrell. >>> thank you very much. >>> ahead, deadly violence in the gaza strip, and violence between the countries. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. limb...
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problems with david petraeus' record. those are the fact that he manipulated the white house into escalating afghanistan, he ran a campaign in iraq that was brutally savage, included arming, the worst of the worst. shiite death squads, sunni militiamen and go back to the training that also had problems. to me, the questions of honor and integrity, i was raising those earlier. a number of other journalists covering petraeus were raising those concerns. you might not get that from someone at barbara starr at cnn who is essentially a spokesperson for the pentagon in many ways. so i think i just want to step back and have my piece because even the way the scandal is being covered is so different than how usual sex scandals are being covered where they hammer the guy. now everyone is saying oh, my god, he just went to the cia, how could he be, you know, he was susceptible to being seduced by this woman. give me a break. he has all his allies coming out to defend him where paula broadwell is there yet again, where are her prote
problems with david petraeus' record. those are the fact that he manipulated the white house into escalating afghanistan, he ran a campaign in iraq that was brutally savage, included arming, the worst of the worst. shiite death squads, sunni militiamen and go back to the training that also had problems. to me, the questions of honor and integrity, i was raising those earlier. a number of other journalists covering petraeus were raising those concerns. you might not get that from someone at...
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david martin has more. >> reporter: after only 14 months, david petraeus, the supposedly indispensable man, is gone. without warning, a new man, michael morell, must step forward from his post as deputy first to leon panetta, then to petraeus, and take over. john mclachlan knows what that's like. he did it in 2004. >> once you're sitting in that chair, there's no one sitting behind you. there's no safety net. so the acting director for all practical purposes is the director for that period of time. >> reporter: can morell head an organization in the middle of a shooting war. he has been in on the war since it started. as president bush's daily briefer, he delivered the famous briefing in august of 2001, bin laden determined to strike in u.s. he was with the president on 9/11, relaying reports from cia headquarters. he is an analyst, not an operator. but then, neither was panetta, who during his term as cia director, headed the most successful operation of all, the hunt for osama bin laden. morell was part of that operation. assigned to come up with arguments why the intelligence that b
david martin has more. >> reporter: after only 14 months, david petraeus, the supposedly indispensable man, is gone. without warning, a new man, michael morell, must step forward from his post as deputy first to leon panetta, then to petraeus, and take over. john mclachlan knows what that's like. he did it in 2004. >> once you're sitting in that chair, there's no one sitting behind you. there's no safety net. so the acting director for all practical purposes is the director for that...
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and supposedly they did not come from david petraeus. but does that mean the general is in the clear? are they also investigating him? >> well, that's what they don't know at this point, if she has had contact with other people. at the time that general petraeus was in the military and commander in afghanistan and the time that she was working on the book, he is not the only person that she's in contact with on a daily basis. she was residing in and working out of nato headquarters in afghanistan and would be around his aides and other people all the time. and the general himself would have an entourage of people continuously with him night and day. so, they wouldn't have been restricted to having just alone time with each other. so we don't know who would have provided the additional material. there's been no indication to date that general or director -- excuse me, or director petraeus ever gave her classified materi material. the original fbi investigation was winding down, saying that it appeared that he had not. >> okay. i have to a
and supposedly they did not come from david petraeus. but does that mean the general is in the clear? are they also investigating him? >> well, that's what they don't know at this point, if she has had contact with other people. at the time that general petraeus was in the military and commander in afghanistan and the time that she was working on the book, he is not the only person that she's in contact with on a daily basis. she was residing in and working out of nato headquarters in...
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so was general david petraeus. jill kelley worked as sort of a social liaison with a lot of the commanders there. in fact, she's been -- won awards for her work with some of the military families, and the military down there. now, paula broadwell started e-mailing jill kelley. and from what we know, some of those e-mails basically took the tone of, you know, stay away from david petraeus, sort of, i know sort of your relationship with some of these other generals, it's inappropriate. at the time it didn't make sense. because what we've been told is, david petraeus and jill kelley are family friends. that david petraeus and his wife holly have spent time with jill kelley and her husband. that there was no romantic involvement between petraeus and kelley. but apparently, broadwell may have thought so. and so, started this whole e-mail chain because of what she may have believed, which now has spiraled to include not only petraeus, but general john allen. i know that's a lot. but it is hard to sort of piece all of thi
so was general david petraeus. jill kelley worked as sort of a social liaison with a lot of the commanders there. in fact, she's been -- won awards for her work with some of the military families, and the military down there. now, paula broadwell started e-mailing jill kelley. and from what we know, some of those e-mails basically took the tone of, you know, stay away from david petraeus, sort of, i know sort of your relationship with some of these other generals, it's inappropriate. at the...
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director david petraeus. she told the agent she was getting harassing e-mails and referred to the case to cyber crimes. sources say investigate gates later determined they were from general petraeus' mistress paula broadwell. but the f.b.i. agent got kicked off the case before any of it went public. the "wall street journal" reports his superiors thought he was obsessed with it and learned he sent shirtless photographs of himself to the socialite. according to the reporting of the "wall street journal" he went to a republican lawmaker saying he was concerned the fbi was going do sweep it under the rug. a reporter from the the "wall street journal," parent company of this network. joins us from the newsroom from new york. thank you. you are upset, correct me if i'm wrong, my understanding is she is upset about harassing e-mails so she goes to the shirtless guy and says help me with this. >>guest: the shirtless photos, the f.b.i. supervisionors are not aware of that. >>shepard: that is how she knew. >>guest: th
director david petraeus. she told the agent she was getting harassing e-mails and referred to the case to cyber crimes. sources say investigate gates later determined they were from general petraeus' mistress paula broadwell. but the f.b.i. agent got kicked off the case before any of it went public. the "wall street journal" reports his superiors thought he was obsessed with it and learned he sent shirtless photographs of himself to the socialite. according to the reporting of the...
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and the new book, "all in: the education of david petraeus." paula was given unusual access to him and brought his story up today. as she writes early in the book, one of his most important mentors, general jack galvin, talk to him about the concept of the big "m", which stood for individual mystique or mythology. the troops need to be able to make their command bigger than they are. petraeus has sold -- stood out as a leader. on the battlefield, he is tried credited with turning things around in iraq following president bush's decision at the end of 2006 deserted u.s. forces there. he faced a similar challenge in afghanistan between the middle of 2010 in the middle of 2011. his time in afghanistan is the focus of policy book. although the book has a broader week. she incorporates lots of biographical information about him in an effort to examine what has made him so effective and influential as a leader. she has a phd in public policy, which involves a public study of petraeus regarding transformational leadership and organizational informatio
and the new book, "all in: the education of david petraeus." paula was given unusual access to him and brought his story up today. as she writes early in the book, one of his most important mentors, general jack galvin, talk to him about the concept of the big "m", which stood for individual mystique or mythology. the troops need to be able to make their command bigger than they are. petraeus has sold -- stood out as a leader. on the battlefield, he is tried credited with...
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petraeus y otros que han tenido o tienen mucho poder >>> el escándalo del general david petraeus y su relación extramatrimonial ha reabierto la polémica del poder, maría luisa martínez tiene la información de otros casos, donde hay desde mandatarios hasta sacerdotes. >>> qué tienen en común un general de 4 estrellas, un presidente y un empresario, poder, por qué una biógrafa puede echar por la borda su matrimonio y otra mujer filtrear, muchas mujeres se ven atraídas por el poder. >>> el sexo es el poder. >>> para este sicoanalista el estar cerca del poder, es manera de obtener poder, mónica lewinski fue un buen ejemplo de ello, pero hillary clinton tenía mucho que perder, como el tiempo lo ha demostrado, el adulterio puede ser un tema entre políticos y militares en estados unidos, pero en venezuela la situación es diferente, hasta un sacerdote puede ser atractivo para una mujer , como el ex presidente de paraguay, fernando lugo, los últimos 3 presidentes de perú tuvieron hijos fuera del matrimonio. >>> son generalmente figuras que sospecho que en otros contextos no ser
petraeus y otros que han tenido o tienen mucho poder >>> el escándalo del general david petraeus y su relación extramatrimonial ha reabierto la polémica del poder, maría luisa martínez tiene la información de otros casos, donde hay desde mandatarios hasta sacerdotes. >>> qué tienen en común un general de 4 estrellas, un presidente y un empresario, poder, por qué una biógrafa puede echar por la borda su matrimonio y otra mujer filtrear, muchas mujeres se ven atraídas...
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director david petraeus has resigned. a letter has now been sent from the dni on a statement on the resignation which reads and i quote, "from the letter, c.i.a. director david petraeus submitted his letter of resignation to thement. the decision to step down represents the loss of one our nation's most respected public servants from his long army career to his leadership at the helm of the c.i.a. he has redefined what it means to seven and sacrifice for one's country. since he took over as the director in september of last year, he and i have worked together to tackle and of the most challenging issues faced by the intelligence community in more than a decade. under his leadership the c.i.a. remained instrumental in providing our policy makers decision advantage through the best possible intelligence." now to ed henry who is just getting more information about this. tell us what you know. >>reporter: jake carney is telling reporters the president will have a statement reacting to this. the benghazi story, the terror atta
director david petraeus has resigned. a letter has now been sent from the dni on a statement on the resignation which reads and i quote, "from the letter, c.i.a. director david petraeus submitted his letter of resignation to thement. the decision to step down represents the loss of one our nation's most respected public servants from his long army career to his leadership at the helm of the c.i.a. he has redefined what it means to seven and sacrifice for one's country. since he took over...
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a biographer of david petraeus. and they came on to her name because they into this broad investigation that they felt david petraeus was possibly being blackmailed or that he possibly could be the victim of a security breach. it turned out that was not the case. but that's what led them to this discovery of an affair. and emails between petraeus and broadwell. and how long the fbi knew that and whether it went up the chain all the way to the white house. i think is really a big part of this investigation and how it all fits together. >> you know, bret, just three nights ago you were anchor our coverage on election night. there is really no escaping the politics of this. namely the timing of it. coming on the heels of the president's re-election and the fact that the terror attack that opened on his watch is under investigation. >> sure. i mean, this comes, as you mentioned, right after the election. it was a shock. you talk to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. and they were stunned up on capitol hill. many of t
a biographer of david petraeus. and they came on to her name because they into this broad investigation that they felt david petraeus was possibly being blackmailed or that he possibly could be the victim of a security breach. it turned out that was not the case. but that's what led them to this discovery of an affair. and emails between petraeus and broadwell. and how long the fbi knew that and whether it went up the chain all the way to the white house. i think is really a big part of this...
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there are stunning new details in the scandal that brought down cia chief general david petraeus. the news comes just days before four-star general john allen was to appear at a confirmation hearing for a new role, overseeing our military throughout europe. that nomination is now on hold at the order of the president. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning. tracie. >> reporter: good morning everyone. lawmakers here want some answers and they may get them from the cia and fbi. they have a closed-door briefing on all this coming up tomorrow, a scandal that now involves two decorated generals. >> reporter: kelley is a woman she claimed she felt harassed by anonymous e-mails traced to broadwell. it i uncovered an affair between petraeus and broadwell. petraeus resigned. broadwell talked about working with petraeus in afghanistan. the pentagon won't say what the relationship was between allen and kelley, but he's still on the job for now. in washington preparing for senate confirmation hearing that's been put on hold. meantime the fbi conducted a consensual search of b
there are stunning new details in the scandal that brought down cia chief general david petraeus. the news comes just days before four-star general john allen was to appear at a confirmation hearing for a new role, overseeing our military throughout europe. that nomination is now on hold at the order of the president. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning. tracie. >> reporter: good morning everyone. lawmakers here want some answers and they may get them from the cia and...
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earlier we were tell you it's expected that general petraeus, david petraeus would testify at some point before congress. well, four we have gotten definitive word. we now know that he will, indeed, testify before congress this friday, that is the plan, just in to fox news moments ago. well, as we reported earlier this hour, president obama today defended his plan to allow some the bush era tax cuts to expire for the wealthiest americans. they are all going to expire. and if someone doesn't want them to, the president has a veto pen. so really that's it. in a news conference, the president said he is still willing to compromise with republicans. >> i have been encouraged over the past week to hear republic after republic agree on the need for more revenue from the wealthiest measures as part of our arithmetic if we are going to be serious about reducing the deficit. >> shepard: remember, we are set to fall right off that fiscal cliff they keep beating us in the head with at the end of the year when automatic tax hikes and spending cuts go into effect. that's unless the president and cong
earlier we were tell you it's expected that general petraeus, david petraeus would testify at some point before congress. well, four we have gotten definitive word. we now know that he will, indeed, testify before congress this friday, that is the plan, just in to fox news moments ago. well, as we reported earlier this hour, president obama today defended his plan to allow some the bush era tax cuts to expire for the wealthiest americans. they are all going to expire. and if someone doesn't...
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petraeus, david ignatius? >> well, i think history will record his generalship in baghdad as extraordinary. he took a position that even the military was ready to different up on and with proceed bush's support that turned around significantly. the long term benefits are hard to judge. afghanistan less success, less really to work with. to come back to your point charlie, it's a terrible personal tragedy. it's also a real loss to the country. it doesn't have enough first-rate leaders to understand national security that it can afford to just blow one off and not feel that loss. >> rose: someone told me that ought to know that the president did not have petraeus to go to after stan mcchrystal. the decision was made he had to go. that having petraeus there made a big difference for the president. >> petraeus instantly, he was in a senior position as commander and it tells you something about petraeus as maybe his an tight for the challenge or maybe glutton for punishment that he instantly said yes when he was as
petraeus, david ignatius? >> well, i think history will record his generalship in baghdad as extraordinary. he took a position that even the military was ready to different up on and with proceed bush's support that turned around significantly. the long term benefits are hard to judge. afghanistan less success, less really to work with. to come back to your point charlie, it's a terrible personal tragedy. it's also a real loss to the country. it doesn't have enough first-rate leaders to...
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s problem not the problem of david petraeus. >>trace: and now, catherine from your reporting and your sources in between the time we last talked, are we learning anything new? is there something to be said that we should take this absolutely for what it is at face value, that he resigned for one reason and that is because he had an extra marital affair and that is where it ends? >>reporter: we don't have any information to suggest otherwise, but the point i was lining up with the facts we facing next week is this resignation comes on the eve of the most significant hearings director petraeus would have had on capitol hill about one of the most major attacks against americans in a foreign country that significantly impacted one of the largest c.i.a. operations overseas at this time. there is no disputing that. that is exact what happened. he has resigned on the eve of extremely important hearings. i agree with chris' point it is a great personal tragedy given his public service to this nation, not only in the military but, also,
s problem not the problem of david petraeus. >>trace: and now, catherine from your reporting and your sources in between the time we last talked, are we learning anything new? is there something to be said that we should take this absolutely for what it is at face value, that he resigned for one reason and that is because he had an extra marital affair and that is where it ends? >>reporter: we don't have any information to suggest otherwise, but the point i was lining up with the...
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it's titled "david petraeus is dumb, she's dumber." petraeus should have resigned because if he were anymore dim witted, you would have had to water him. even reading it makes me afraid because i can't quite it as you could because these are your words, but the bottom line is when you're tough with general petraeus, not because of the affair, which seems to be a part of our culture both in the big city, but it was something deep r for you. >> all we have been told month after month is how brilliant this guy is. four star general, west point grad, prince upon ph.d. he becomes america's spy master. the head of the cia and he conduct this is affair through a public gmail account because he thinks that's secret and untraceable. and his pair mother of broadwell, she sends threatening messages to another woman also through her gmail account that she shares with her husband. as i said, these people are about as smart as a bag of hammers, yet we're told how brilliant they are. they may not be the worst people ever to engage in impropriorities,
it's titled "david petraeus is dumb, she's dumber." petraeus should have resigned because if he were anymore dim witted, you would have had to water him. even reading it makes me afraid because i can't quite it as you could because these are your words, but the bottom line is when you're tough with general petraeus, not because of the affair, which seems to be a part of our culture both in the big city, but it was something deep r for you. >> all we have been told month after...
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david petraeus is a great american, an admired american. now he has to resign from the cia, why, john? what is the meaning of this? what is the timing of this? >> i am told by several sources it was not beauty killed the beast, larry. it was benghazi. mr. petraeus misled, i'm told. misled an important committee on the hill and he did not want to return to that committee as director of the central intelligence. >> so you're saying that the extra marital affair is not the reason? it's the reason he's cited, but you're saying? fact, that's not the case? there's a whole history of these things in spy circles and secret services and blackmail and you're saying that ain't what happened? >> i'm surprised at the timing and the timing tells us a deal. i am told, larry, this is my best information that mr. be petraeus has been under pressure of the white house to maintain the narrative which continues to deteriorate about benghazi especially that line about the hateful i haved why. mr. petraeus knew that there was something that could be played again
david petraeus is a great american, an admired american. now he has to resign from the cia, why, john? what is the meaning of this? what is the timing of this? >> i am told by several sources it was not beauty killed the beast, larry. it was benghazi. mr. petraeus misled, i'm told. misled an important committee on the hill and he did not want to return to that committee as director of the central intelligence. >> so you're saying that the extra marital affair is not the reason? it's...
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the -- david petraeus, the head of the f.b.i. resigned -- of the cri resigned after the f.b.i. discovered he was having an affair. >> the whole thing may have come about because of jealousy. paula broadwell probably thought another woman was getting too close to petraeus. broadwell sent some threatening e-mails and she forwarded them to the f.b.i. >> reporter: cbs news has learned this woman, 37-year-old jill kelly triggered an f.b.i. investigation leading to the resignation of c.i.a. director david pa friday just -- david petraeus. >> reporter: his resignation caught many on capitol hill off guard. >> it was like a lightning bolt. >> reporter: kelly went to the f.b.i. after allegedly receiving e- mails from broadwell warning her to back off and stay away from my guy. officials say broadwell believed kelly was a romantic rival. broadwell made this comment about petraeus during a publicity tour. >> he is a terrific role model for young people. >> reporter: congressional leaders say they are going to start an inquiry of their own.
the -- david petraeus, the head of the f.b.i. resigned -- of the cri resigned after the f.b.i. discovered he was having an affair. >> the whole thing may have come about because of jealousy. paula broadwell probably thought another woman was getting too close to petraeus. broadwell sent some threatening e-mails and she forwarded them to the f.b.i. >> reporter: cbs news has learned this woman, 37-year-old jill kelly triggered an f.b.i. investigation leading to the resignation of...
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but there is no way to get to the bottom of benghazi without david petraeus. while he may not be around next week because he has personal matters. the week after that, and the week after that and the week after that -- this excuse will run stale. >> greta: will the unanswered question tonight is what provoked the resignation, or what provoked? was someone going public with it? was there a problem? or was it benghazi and he didn't want to testify? we don't know what sort of provoked the confession which resulted in the resignation. it is like, that's sort of -- that is a missing piece of information tonight. >> well, the questions are a lot better than the answers, at this point. but as your previous guest were talking, i thought about the book "crime and punishment." sometimes it's just guilt. there is no explanation better than guilt. i don't know david petraeus. i sat next to him at a dinner one time. i hardly know him. i don't know what the motivation was. we will find out. benghazi is not going anywhere, despite the fact that most of the members of the so-
but there is no way to get to the bottom of benghazi without david petraeus. while he may not be around next week because he has personal matters. the week after that, and the week after that and the week after that -- this excuse will run stale. >> greta: will the unanswered question tonight is what provoked the resignation, or what provoked? was someone going public with it? was there a problem? or was it benghazi and he didn't want to testify? we don't know what sort of provoked the...
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petraeus, david ignatius? >> well, i think history will record his generalship in baghdad as extraordinary. he took a position that even the military was ready to different up on and with proceed bush's support that turned around significantly. the long term benefits are hard to judge. afghanistan less success, less really to work with. to come back to your point charlie, it's a terrible personal tragedy. it's also a real loss to the country. it doesn't have enough first-rate leaders to understand national security that it can afford to just blow one off and not feel that loss. >> rose: someone told me that ought to know that the president did not have petraeus to go to after stan mcchrystal. the decision was made he had to go. that having petraeus there made a big difference for the president. >> petraeus instantly, he was in a senior position as commander and it tells you something about petraeus as maybe his an tight for the challenge or maybe glutton for punishment that he instantly said yes when he was as
petraeus, david ignatius? >> well, i think history will record his generalship in baghdad as extraordinary. he took a position that even the military was ready to different up on and with proceed bush's support that turned around significantly. the long term benefits are hard to judge. afghanistan less success, less really to work with. to come back to your point charlie, it's a terrible personal tragedy. it's also a real loss to the country. it doesn't have enough first-rate leaders to...
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this is not the president trying to fire david petraeus. there's nothing along that lines, and now we know why. >> chuck, i'm sorry to hit you with this, if you don't know the answer. you say it's not a firing, but you bring up benghazi and make me think other people will be cynical and maybe it has to do with benghazi and perhaps the investigation coming up. is that too cynical? >> i'm as much of a skeptic at as anybody. let's remember, when it comes to the cia, this is always the number one concern on black male situations, compromising intelligence. this is what folks in this side in mcclain always worry about with their agents and concerned about those things. so you cannot have the head of the cia somehow not playing by the same rules. so i think this is one of those cases that this is on the level, because there is a zero tolerance when it comes to the cia for this because, again, if you're an operative and you put yourself in a compromising situation like this, of an extra-marital -- when it comes to the intelligence committee, extra
this is not the president trying to fire david petraeus. there's nothing along that lines, and now we know why. >> chuck, i'm sorry to hit you with this, if you don't know the answer. you say it's not a firing, but you bring up benghazi and make me think other people will be cynical and maybe it has to do with benghazi and perhaps the investigation coming up. is that too cynical? >> i'm as much of a skeptic at as anybody. let's remember, when it comes to the cia, this is always the...
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broadwell's patti is called "all in: the education of general david petraeus." over the weekend, new revelations suggesting she had sent harassing e-mails to jill kelley, a 37-year-old woman from florida and friend of the family. the fbi launched an inquiry after kelley said vichy received vicious e-mails from the cia director's by gaffey. agents believe that she or someone close to her had sought access to the e-mail. we spoke to an historian about the significance of the resignation. juan cole is a professor at university of michigan. his latest book is called "engaging the muslim world." >> i was opposed to general betrayers of becoming the head of the cia in the first place. one of their charges is to evaluate policy. one of the things that needed to be evaluated was the surge in afghanistan, the big counterinsurgency program that the jurors put into place and shepherded through as commander on the ground. the cia cannot properly evaluate the program and its head is the author of the program. i am sure the analysts tried and petraeus tried to be objective, b
broadwell's patti is called "all in: the education of general david petraeus." over the weekend, new revelations suggesting she had sent harassing e-mails to jill kelley, a 37-year-old woman from florida and friend of the family. the fbi launched an inquiry after kelley said vichy received vicious e-mails from the cia director's by gaffey. agents believe that she or someone close to her had sought access to the e-mail. we spoke to an historian about the significance of the...
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director david petraeus. bob orr has the latest. with tens of thousands still suffering from super storm sandy, a volunteer army pitches in to help. our tony guida watches them at work. >> i'm astound by the response from new york. >> axelrod: challenges facing china's new leaders. bill whitaker shows us just how far the country has come in a single generation. and take a look at the latest muscle car. you won't believe whose muscle created it. priya clemens introduces us to the design team. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. we are learning more tonight about the investigation that led to the abrupt resignation of c.i.a. chief and retired four-star general david petraeus. petraeus admitted to an affair and submitted his resignation to president obama, and now it turns out, it was the f.b.i. that discovered the relationship was with his biographer. homeland security correspondent bob orr is standing by in washington tonight. good evening, bob. >> reporter: good even
director david petraeus. bob orr has the latest. with tens of thousands still suffering from super storm sandy, a volunteer army pitches in to help. our tony guida watches them at work. >> i'm astound by the response from new york. >> axelrod: challenges facing china's new leaders. bill whitaker shows us just how far the country has come in a single generation. and take a look at the latest muscle car. you won't believe whose muscle created it. priya clemens introduces us to the...
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i6 >>> in the mailbag tonight, the david petraeus scandal, as we now know the sex capades may go far beyond the general. frankly the whole thing has descended from national security fiasco to plain old soap opera. karen from alexandria writes this is the pentagon after all. who knew post 9/11 military worship would spawn a culture of general groupies. i have to wonder if there was a national security risk as a result of the distraction. this continuing drama may have made the best case for defense cuts. well, maybe. but maybe not, karen. i think however this is surely more evidence of america's schizophrenic nations about sex. we utilize hot sex with young beautiful people in our entertainment and advertising but claim to value old- fashioned virtues like month nothing gappy and -- monogamy and self-discipline. perhaps it's hard to have both. then there's this. topper keeps telling us about the terrapins and redskins weather on saturday and sunday. remind him d.c. united has weather, also. weather has been very significant to the team recently. there are people who follow soccer, foo
i6 >>> in the mailbag tonight, the david petraeus scandal, as we now know the sex capades may go far beyond the general. frankly the whole thing has descended from national security fiasco to plain old soap opera. karen from alexandria writes this is the pentagon after all. who knew post 9/11 military worship would spawn a culture of general groupies. i have to wonder if there was a national security risk as a result of the distraction. this continuing drama may have made the best case...